215.1 Definitions. As used in this chapter: 1. “Commercial weighing and measuring device” means a weight or measure or weighing or measuring device used to establish size, quantity, area or other quantitative measurement of a commodity sold by weight or measurement, or where the price to be paid for producing the commodity is based upon […]
215.10 Installation of new scales. It shall be unlawful to install a scale, used for commercial purposes in this state, unless the scale is so installed that it is easily accessible for inspection and testing by equipment of the department and with due regard to the scale’s size and capacity. Every scale manufacturer or dealer […]
215.11 Dial visible to public. The weight indicating dial or beams on counter scales used to weigh articles sold at retail shall be so located that the reading dial indicating the weight shall at all times be visible to the public. [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.11]
215.12 Bond of scale repairers. Any person, firm, or corporation engaging in any scale repair work for hire in this state shall first file with the department a bond of the form required by chapter 64 in the sum of one thousand dollars conditioned to guarantee the quality and faithful performance of the assumed task […]
215.13 Graduations on beam. All new weigh beams or dials on what is known as livestock scales used for determining the weight in buying or selling livestock shall be in not over five-pound graduations. [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.13]
215.14 Approval by department. A commercial weighing and measuring device shall not be installed in this state unless approved by the department. 1. A pit type scale or any other scale installed in a pit, regardless of capacity, that is installed on or after July 1, 1990, shall have a clearance of not less than […]
215.15 Scale pit. Scale pit shall have proper room for inspector or service person to repair or inspect scale. Scale pit shall remain dry at all times and adequate drainage shall be provided for the purpose of inspecting and cleaning. [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.15]
215.16 Weighing beyond capacity. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to use such a scale for weighing commodities the gross weight of which is greater than the factory rated scale capacity. The capacity of the scale shall be stamped by the manufacturer on each weigh beam or dial. The capacity of […]
215.17 Test weights to be used. 1. A person engaged in scale repair work for hire shall use only test weights sealed by a laboratory approved by the department in determining the effectiveness of repair work and the test weights shall be sealed as to their accuracy once each year. However, a person shall not […]
215.18 Specifications and tolerances. The specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for commercial, law enforcement, data gathering, and other weighing and measuring devices, as adopted by the national conference on weights and measures and published in the national institute of standards and technology, handbook 44, “Specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for weighing and measuring […]
215.19 Automatic recorders on scales. Except for scales used by packers slaughtering fewer than one hundred twenty head of livestock per day, all scales with a capacity over five hundred pounds, which are used for commercial purposes in this state, and installed after January 1, 1981, shall be equipped with a type-registering weigh beam, a […]
215.1A Inspections. The department shall regularly inspect all commercial weighing and measuring devices, and when a complaint is made to the department that any false or incorrect weights or measures are being made, the department shall inspect the commercial weighing and measuring devices which caused the complaint. The department may inspect prepackaged goods to determine […]
215.2 Special inspection request — fees. The fee for special tests, including but not limited to, using state inspection equipment, for the calibration, testing, certification, or repair of a commercial weighing and measuring device shall be paid by the servicer or person requesting the special test in accordance with the following schedule: 1. Class S, […]
215.20 Liquid petroleum gas measurement. 1. All liquefied petroleum gas, including but not limited to propane, butane, and mixtures of them, shall be kept, offered, exposed for sale, or sold by the pound, metered cubic foot of vapor, defined as one cubic foot at 60 degrees Fahrenheit, or by the gallon, defined as two hundred […]
215.21 Individual carcass weights. With payment for each purchase of livestock except poultry bought on a carcass weight or grade and yield basis, each packer shall provide the seller with one statement displaying the individual carcass weights of all the animals sold. [C81, §215.21]
215.22 Packer-monorail scale. The speed of a monorail scale operation used by a packer shall not exceed the manufacturer’s recommendation or specifications for accurate weighing under normal, in-use operating conditions. The operational speed shall be permanently marked on the indicating element. Adequate measures shall be provided whereby testing and inspections can be conducted under normal […]
215.23 Servicer’s license — fee and term. 1. The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A setting forth qualification requirements for persons applying for a servicer’s license, including an examination. 2. In determining a servicer’s qualifications, the department may consider the specifications of the United States national institute of standards and technology, handbook 44, […]
215.24 Rules. The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as necessary to promptly and effectively enforce the provisions of this chapter. [C81, §215.24] 2015 Acts, ch 30, §70
215.25 Railroad track scales. The department shall inspect the railroad track scales referred to in section 327D.127. The department may adopt rules establishing standards for the scales. The rules may include but are not limited to safety standards, accuracy and the style and content of forms and certificates to be used for weighing. [C81, §215.25]
215.26 Definitions. Transferred to §215.1; 2019 Acts, ch 128, §8 .
